Question

I have an entry Form. When the page is loaded, it must check:

if ($_SESSION[WorkMode] == 'UPDATE')

Then fill the Form with values from the database, else open a blank Form.

If I fetch the results in a different PHP file and call this .php file on load, how to fill the Form.

Answer 1

Set the variables that hold the values for your form, then include the “template” of the form you’re having.

File 1:

<?php
$res = mysql_query("..");
if($res) {
  $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
  $name = $row['name'];
  $birthday = $row['birthday'];
  ...
  include('form.tpl');
}

File 2 (form.tpl)

<form action="">
  <input type="text" name="username" value="<?php isset($name)?$name:""; ?>" />
  .. and so on
</form>

Alternatetively you can use a full blown template engine like Smarty to do the job for you.

Best wishes,
Fabian